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Female red mason bee
Female red mason bee (Solitary) Osmia bicornis (formerly O rufa) -you can see the 'two horns' projecting. A common spring-flying species that will readily use 'bee hotels'
Author: Nigel Pugh
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Photo size: 16.7 Mpixels (47.8 MB uncompressed) - 5452x3066 pixels (18.2x10.2 in / 46.2x26 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: bee, bee hotels, common, Female, formerly O rufa, grass, green, lawn, native, Osmia bicornis, pollinator, purple, red mason, Small, species, spring-flying, UK. Wales, wildflower